Let's hear it for the Fergus Grand Volunteers!
Today I'd like to shine a light (a new, bright light, at that) on the efforts of the Fergus Grand Theatre Volunteers.
This is the small committe of people who are responsible for getting house managers, ushers and concession staff for the various events at the theatre, as well as covering some box office hours so Alan can get work done outside of the building. They also are raising money for the purchase of new technical equipment for the use of everyone in the building, and have also engaged in many renovation, repair, clean-up and restoration projects over the past few years.
This is no small feat. In just over two years they have replaced our entire antiquated front-of-house lighting inventory, one and two instruments at a time. They have also purchased speakers, microphones and a whole host of other purchases, most of them fairly mundane and not "sexy" enough to make the local papers, but essential nonetheless to improving the quality of productions at the theatre.
And quality has improved. As the technician who has advised upon and overseen these purchases I can assure you - we are now capable of putting on better plays because of the efforts of this group.
In addition to these activities the group has also been instrumental in securing donations, both cash and in-kind, for items that the theatre needs, both on the technical side of things, and for the building in general, such as a new refridgerator, lobby furniture and computer equipment.
On top of all that the committee members have been working especially hard in the last few months to build console desks and cabinets for the booth, assisting me with technical upgrades and installations, and a whole host of other minor repairs and odd jobs.
The next season promises to be a great one at FGT, and that's due in no small part to the efforts of Paul, Judy, Don and Sarah - your Fergus Grand Theatre Volunteer Committee.
This is the small committe of people who are responsible for getting house managers, ushers and concession staff for the various events at the theatre, as well as covering some box office hours so Alan can get work done outside of the building. They also are raising money for the purchase of new technical equipment for the use of everyone in the building, and have also engaged in many renovation, repair, clean-up and restoration projects over the past few years.
This is no small feat. In just over two years they have replaced our entire antiquated front-of-house lighting inventory, one and two instruments at a time. They have also purchased speakers, microphones and a whole host of other purchases, most of them fairly mundane and not "sexy" enough to make the local papers, but essential nonetheless to improving the quality of productions at the theatre.
And quality has improved. As the technician who has advised upon and overseen these purchases I can assure you - we are now capable of putting on better plays because of the efforts of this group.
In addition to these activities the group has also been instrumental in securing donations, both cash and in-kind, for items that the theatre needs, both on the technical side of things, and for the building in general, such as a new refridgerator, lobby furniture and computer equipment.
On top of all that the committee members have been working especially hard in the last few months to build console desks and cabinets for the booth, assisting me with technical upgrades and installations, and a whole host of other minor repairs and odd jobs.
The next season promises to be a great one at FGT, and that's due in no small part to the efforts of Paul, Judy, Don and Sarah - your Fergus Grand Theatre Volunteer Committee.
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